Southampton-Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Parker, William E., 1960 

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WILLIAM EDWARD PARKER 

   FRANKLIN - William Edward Parker, 90, well-known retired carpenter of 
Burdette community, died at the home of his son, G.L. Parker, early 
Thursday after brief illness.

   He was the husband of the late Mrs. Martha Howell Parker and son of James 
H. and Mrs. Martha Ann Griggs Parker of Nansemond County.  He was a member of 
the Colosse Baptist Church.

   Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. M.K. Jones of Windsor; three sons, G.L. 
Parker of Franklin, S.E. Parker of Pennsville, N.J., Lennie B. Parker of Zuni; 
20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Richard E. Parker of 
Rising Sun, Md.; and one sister, Mrs. Florence Story of Franklin.

   Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Holland Funeral Chapel 
by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., pastor of Beaver Dam Baptist church and 
the Rev. Donald E. Trump, pastor of Colosse Baptist Church.  Burial was in Mt. 
Carmel Church Cemetery, Walters.

   Pallbearers were John M. Ballard, T.J. Blythe, Jr., Fenton Beale, James 
Hatfield, Frank Lowe and Jasper Carr.


William Edward PARKER, of Burdette, retired carpenter, 
Nansemond Co. native?, d. 28 Apr 1960, at son's home, Franklin, age 90, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 29 Apr 1960, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 2, 1960, p. 5 

*Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 


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